S82.453
S82.453 — Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S82.453 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S82
- A
- initial encounter for closed fracture
- B
- initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- C
- initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- D
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- E
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- F
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- G
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- H
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- J
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- K
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- M
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- N
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- P
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- Q
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- R
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S82.453 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead S82.453
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.453ADisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.453BDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.453CDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.453DDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.453EDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.453FDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.453GDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.453HDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.453JDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.453KDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.453MDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.453NDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.453PDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.453QDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.453RDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.453SDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.45. If S82.453 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S82.451Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right fibula
- S82.452Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left fibula
- S82.454Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right fibula
- S82.455Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left fibula
- S82.456Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula
Questions about S82.453
- Is S82.453 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.453 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.453 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89).